All the terrain is finally done for my Ligny scenario, all the troops are painted and I've cleared off all the junk from the table to start deploying troops. I started with the Prussians, getting out all the troops I would need and double-checking I had the right numbers.
The scenario is loosely based on the Commands & Colors version, but super-sized with some adjustments to troop numbers as a result.
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| The Prussian army parades out for Blucher to review. From L to R (ignoring the generals in front): Landwehr, line, landwehr lancers, foot artillery, line lancers, reserve infantry (with grenadiers way in the back), jagers, light cavalry (hussars) and heavy cavalry (dragoons). |
I deployed the troops per the scenario in roughly the same locations. Once all the initial troops were down, I took the extras and beefed up the initial deployments, so where maybe the original scenario called for one landwehr unit (militia in C&C terms), I may have deployed 2-4 units. Let's take a look at how things shook out for Blucher.
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| The village of La Haye, defended by lots of landwehr. |
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| Behind and between La Haye and Wagnalee (not pictured -- a lone landwehr battalion garrisons the village) is a mixed force, ready to plug any gaps. |
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| Blucher takes up position at the windmill. A brigade is in front of him on the ridge. |
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| Taken from the Prussian lines, line infantry and jagers stand ready to defend St. Amand. |
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| Meanwhile, the streets of Ligny are clogged with line and reserve infantry, ready to defend the village against the hated French. |
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| Just across the river from Ligny, more reserve troops take up position in and around a church. |
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| Ligny is on the left with La Haye visible in the far distance. |
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| A look down the Ligny Brook, with Wagnalee and La Haye in the foreground. |
The Prussians are deployed and ready for battle. Now I need to get out all the French and deploy their forces. In game terms, the Prussians are going to have 55 units while the French will have 51, but their quality is much higher. Should be an interesting fight.
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